Paul Martyn Eales (born 2 August 1963) is an
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professional golfer.
Career
Eales was born in
Epping, Essex
Epping is a market town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of the County of Essex, England. The town is northeast from the centre of London, is surrounded by the northern end of Epping Forest, and on a ridge of land between the Riv ...
. He turned professional in 1985 and became a member of Europe's second tier
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.
History
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in 1990. The following season he won the
Audi Open, and in 1992 finished third on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate to the main
European Tour
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for the 1993 season.
After a solid rookie season in 1993, Eales won the 1994
Extremadura Open
The Extremadura Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour in 1994. It was held at Golf del Guadiana in Badajoz, Spain
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on his way to a career best 35th place on the European Tour Order of Merit. He performed consistently, but without winning again, mostly finishing within the top 100 on the Order of Merit until 2004, when he lost his tour card.
Eales was the assistant professional to Eddie Birchenough at
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England, is one of the courses in the Open Championship rotation. The Women's British Open has also been played on the course five times: once prior to being designated a major c ...
, where he first became an assistant in 1987.
Eales is now playing on the European Senior Tour. He won the Scottish Senior Open in August 2016 and the
Jamaica Open
The Jamaica Open is a golf
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in January 2017.
Eales is a Non-Executive Board member of the European Tour. He regularly works as a broadcaster and golf analyst for various media companies including
BBC Radio 5 Live and
Sky Sports
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.
Professional wins (4)
European Tour wins (1)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
*1991
Audi Open
Other wins (1)
European Senior Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
''Note: Eales never played in the
Masters Tournament or the
PGA Championship
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CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
Sunshine Tour golfers
European Senior Tour golfers
People from Epping
1963 births
Living people